Songs from Long Ago Add Color to a Diwali with Friends in the New World
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Fall is indeed a busy time for Indo-Americans with Dusserah, Navratri and Diwali added to a crowded calendar, and Halloween becoming a much celebrated mischievous party event. The Holiday Season for Indo-Americans kicked into higher gear off last week with a rush of parties in preparation for Diwali which will be […]
Groovy Halloween: Bollywood Style
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: J Black’s Houston lounge on Washington street, saw the best of DJ’s belting out groovy Bollywood numbers for a Halloween party on Saturday, October 31. The party saw a huge turn out of Houstonians enthusiastically dressed in creative costumes for the desi – ‘Grooveyard’ party. Sunny Taj of ABCD Houston in […]
Mohammad Tariq Leads Hanmi Bank’s Texas Market Expansion
LOS ANGELES: Hanmi Bank is expanding its presence in the Texas region. Hanmi Financial Corporation (NSDAQ: HAFC), the holding company for the bank has recently announced its 3rd quarter earnings reporting solid loan and deposit growth and strong asset quality. Its 3rd quarter net income was $14.0 million ($0.44 per diluted share), with 5.8% increase […]
IITAGH Hosts Another Successful Codefest Event
HOUSTON: Even as the rain pounded Houston with Hurricane Patricia pushing through the Gulf of Mexico, the IITAGH /C@deFest// 1.1 event thundered along with students at Travis High School. The IITAGH /C@deFest// 1.1 event hosted on Saturday ,October 24 was specifically geared towards helping middle and high school students learn how to code a website […]
Appliance Company Launches Smart Laundry at CES & KBIS 2016
HOUSTON: Global appliance leader Equator Advanced Appliances will debut a major home laundry innovation at the CES & KBIS Conventions in January 2016: a “Smart” combo washer-dryer with Wi-Fi capabilities. The smart combo enables the user to view and operate the product from another location via a mobile app. In addition the smart combo performs […]
Dr. Dronamraju Delivers Opening Address in Shanghai, China
Dr. Krishna Dronamraju, President of the Foundation for Genetic Research in Houston, delivered the opening address at the Third Conference on Biomarkers and Clinical Applications in Shanghai, China. The conference was organized by the Shanghai Biotechnological Institute from 16 to 18 October. In a review of wide ranging list of Biomarkers and their Medical Applications, […]
Navratri 2015 at UT Austin
AUSTIN,TX: On October 23, Hindu Students Association hosted Navratri at RecSports. Despite the dismal and rainy weather, attendance for the event peaked at over 1,100 people, a record attendance for the event. Navratri stands for nine nights, and it is a religious and cultural holiday that commemorates women’s contribution to society and the victory of […]
Child Rights Walkathon
SUGAR LAND:Millions of children can only dream of having the basic rights to live, learn, play and grow. The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child grants children four basic human rights: the right to survival, development, participation and protection. CRY supports organizations in India and the US and has transformed the life […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Shakkar Parre (Fried Sugary Flour Sticks)
A few snacks which are made to be salty can also be made in the sweet version with just a few adjustments and of course, the taste is quite different. This switch works quite well with matthis (fried salty cookies) and namkeen mutter (fried salty peas) which are also called namkeen parre (fried salty sticks). […]
Kumkum Bhagya: Pragya to finally reveal her game plan to Abhi?
In the last episode, we saw Pragya(Sriti Jha) deceiving Abhi(Shabbir Ahluwalia) by making it look like she wasn’t keeping a karva chauth fast for Abhi, when in truth she was. She pretended to be hungry and ate in front of him, in order to execute her game plan. Later, Bulbul(Mrunal Thakur) and Purab(Arjit Taneja) were […]
Here’s why Salman Khan is forced to hurt himself!
Salman Khan has been around in the industry earning truck loads of money for producers and the fraternity for a long time now. Yes, his career can be broadly divided into Before Wanted and After Wanted, but he has made sure that his fans enjoy whatever he does. Today, he has become a surefire formula […]
Bigg Boss 9: Hotel BB9 Welcomes Andy, Ali and Sana
The managers of Hotel BB9 have been subjected to tedious and (even humiliating) tasks by guests Mandana Karimi and Rishabh Sinha so far. But things changed for some time when former Bigg Boss contestants Ali Quli Mirza, VJ Andy and Sana Khan checked into the hotel. Rishabh, the first wild card entry of the show, […]
Forget Ratan, Dhan. Salman Khan’s Co-Star a Game Of Thrones Role Payo
A member of the Prem Ratan Dhan Payo cast has apparently so impressed the action director that he’s been offered a role in cult TV show Game Of Thrones. No, it’s not Salman Khan. Neil Nitin Mukesh, who co-stars with Salman and Sonam Kapoor in the Sooraj Barjatya-directed film, has told Mumbai Mirror that Greg […]
F1 Driver Susie Wolff to Retire at End of Season
Grove, England: Formula 1 team Williams on Wednesday confirmed that following four successful years with the team, woman racer Susie Wolff will retire from competitive motorsport at the end of the season. Susie said she would want to thank Williams for the opportunity given to her but added that she is looking forward to new […]
US-based Kerala Center to honour six Indian Americans
WASHINGTON: US-based Kerala Center will honour six Indian-American Malayalees for their outstanding achievements and service to the society. “Every year we invite nominations and the committee has to make a unanimous choice for a candidate in a category to be selected to receive the award and this year is no different from previous years in […]
PM Narendra Modi is ninth most powerful figure in Forbes list
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the ninth most powerful man in the world, according to Forbes magazine. He was ranked 15th in the list released last year. In the list for 2015 released by the magazine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is ranked one once again, while German chancellor Angela Merkel jumps three spots […]
Salman Khan’s birthday wish for Shah Rukh Khan is extremely ADORABLE!
Shah Rukh Khan got a year hotter today and people have already flocked outside his bungalow to wish him. His fans are going berserk thinking of ways to celebrate their favourite idol’s birthday.We too are falling short of describing the 50 glorious years of his existence, more than two decades of which went in entertaining us […]
